Timpani Feature
Opening with a regal fanfare, this concerto puts the timpani front and center with a clever brass ensemble to compliment the soloist. A timpani cadenza highlights many modern timpani techniques and Portamento effects.Program NotesOpening with…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Peter Tanner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Conceived as a duet for marimba and solo dancer, Isabel is dedicated to the composers wife, who is herself a lover of dance. While the piece may be performed without choreography, performers are encouraged to consider a similar dance collaboration when…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The delightful Minus Nine uses the unique combination of a keyboard percussion quartet and a string quartet to musically represent the beautiful & exotic world revealed during low tide on Puget Sound.Program NotesMinus Nine refers to a very low tide that…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This ensemble work has a balanced emphasis on pitched and non-pitched instruments. The rhythmic structure is based off of driving sixteenth not passages with plenty of syncopation.Program NotesFor the Emerald Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble
Grade Level…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mark Petersen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
This arrangement of Carol of the Bells looks back to the Ukrainian version for inspiration, realizing the folk theme for percussive timbres. It is scored for 4 marimbas plus crotales. A beautiful arrangement!Program NotesThis popular theme of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications